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Paperback. Zustand: Like New. Berkely adroitly plays on readers' expectations of genre conventions with a witty and tricky plot and a genuinely shocking conclusion. The British Library Crime Classics series does golden age fans a great service with this reissue.--Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewAt a costume party with the dubious theme of famous murderers and their victims, the know-it-all amateur criminologist Roger Sheringham is settled in for an evening of beer, small talk, and analyzing his companions. One guest in particular has caught his attention for her theatrics, and his theory that she might have several enemies among the partygoers proves true when she is found hanging from the decorative gallows on the roof terrace.Noticing a key detail that could implicate a friend in the crime, Sheringham decides to meddle with the scene and unwittingly casts himself into jeopardy as the uncommonly thorough police investigation circles closer and closer to the truth.Tightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 novel remains a milestone of the inverted mystery subgenre. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar (R) Award-winning author Martin Edwards.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 255 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 novel remains a milestone of the inverted mystery subgenre. ¿.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 novel remains a milestone of the inverted mystery subgenre. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar (R) Award-winning author Martin Edwards.At a costume party with the dubious theme of famous murderers and their victims, the know-it-all amateur criminologist Roger Sheringham is settled in for an evening of beer, small talk, and analyzing his companions. One guest in particular has caught his attention for her theatrics, and his theory that she might have several enemies among the partygoers proves true when she is found hanging from the decorative gallows on the roof terrace.Noticing a key detail that could implicate a friend in the crime, Sheringham decides to meddle with the scene and unwittingly casts himself into jeopardy as the uncommonly thorough police investigation circles closer and closer to the truth.…

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Soft cover. Zustand: Poor. 1st Edition. First penguin. Marks to cover. Small piece missing to base of spine.Page edges lightly age toned.

Zustand: New. Tightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 novel remains a milestone of the inverted mystery subgenre.KlappentextrnrnTightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detectiv.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Klappentext Originally published in 1933 by Hodder & Stoughton, London --Title page verso.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Jumping Jenny | Anthony Berkeley | Taschenbuch | Jumping Jenny | 256 S. | Englisch | 2022 | British Library Publishing- IWUK | EAN 9780712354707 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, 22083 Hamburg, gpsr[at]petersen-buchimport[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Jumping Jenny This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. RO40037771: 1948. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Quelques rousseurs. 249 pages, premier plat illustré en noir et blanc. Traduit de l'Anglais par Marie Mavraud. Dos fané. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Very Good dj. Reprint. [nice tight clean book with just a touch of shelfwear; the jacket is modestly edgeworn, very slight paper loss at base of spine, a few short closed tears at the top and bottom edges of the front panel (with the one at the bottom having also occasioned some creasing), and a tiny surface-scrape in the upper right area of the front panel]. "Another page from the career of Mr. Roger Sheringham, whose proclivities in the direction of beer and criminology have given him an international following. It concerns the unfortunate sequence of events which began with one of the most extraordinary of murders, and involves Sheringham, for the firt time in his career, on the side against the police." Berkeley (who also wrote as "A.B. Cox" and "Francis Iles") featured Sheringham in ten novels published between 1925 and 1934, of which this was the ninth. It was also published in England under the title "Jumping Jenny.".…